Percussionist Matt Sharrock is putting out new vibes these days. For the last 15 years, the Boston-based percussionist and new music specialist has performed around the country and here in central ...

In 1984, “Tabula Rasa,” a CD of music by a little-known Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt, was released on the ECM label. Its first track, “Fratres,” opened with a skittering dervish of a violin solo that ...